Developing  a  Winning  Notebook  Bison  BEST    

Kick-­‐Off  Session  2014  

BEST  Award  The  competition  is  comprised  of  two  segments  

0  Robotics  Competition  

0  The  BEST  Award  (optional)  

 

Note:  The  Project  Engineering  Notebook  is  required  

along  with  the  robot  for  the  robot  competition  

BEST  Award  All  teams  are  eligible  for  the  BEST  Award  

 

Judging  is  based  on  Kive  criteria  (100  points  possible)  

0  Project  Engineering  Notebook  (30  points)  

0  Marketing  Presentation  (25  points)  

0  Team  Exhibit  and  Interviews  (20  points)  

0  Spirit  and  Sportsmanship  (10  points)  

0  Robot  Performance  (15  points)  

Purpose  

Tool  for  documenting  the  process  used  to  

design,  build,  and  test  the  robot  

Guidelines  •  Standard  3-­‐ring  binder  with  2”  max  rings  

•  Binder  must  identify  the  school,  team  name,  teacher  contact,  and  team  number  

•  30  Typed,  single-­‐sided  pages  or  less  

•  Title  &  Table  of  contents  page  not  included  in  count  

•  Double-­‐spaced  

•  Single  spacing  acceptable  in  tables  and  outlines  

•  1”  margins  

•  8.5”  x  11”  Standard  paper  

•  Times  New  Roman  Font  (preferred)  

•  12  point  font  

Notebook  Due  Dates  NDSU  Bison  BEST  

•  Due  by  10  AM  on  Friday,  October  31st    

•  You  may  bring  it  to  the  designated  area  at  the  Check-­‐In  table  

or  mailed  ahead  of  time  to:        NDSU  College  of  Engineering          NDSU  Dept.  2450        Engineering  Administration  Room  210        P.O.  Box  6050        Fargo,  ND  58108-­‐6050  

Score  Sheets  Purpose:  To  document  the  process  used  to  design,  build,  and  test  the  robot  (30  Points)

Possible  Points Score

  DESIGN  PROCESS  (15  Points) •  Implementation  of  the  Engineering  Design  Process  

 Evidence  that  the  engineering  process  was  effectively  used. 25  

Comments:  

•  Brainstorming  Approaches                    How  well  organized  and  productive  was  the  brainstorming  approach  used  and  documented

25  

Comments:  

•  Analytical  Evaluation  of  Design  Alternatives                  Use  of  analytical  and  mathematical  skills  in  deciding  upon  and  implementing  design  alternatives

25  

Comments:  

•  Offensive  and  Defensive  Evaluation                    Analysis  of  gaming  strategies  and  design  elements  to  achieve  goals 25  

Comments:  

Score  Sheets  •  Safety                    Evidence  that  safety  training  occurred  and  safe  practices  were  followed  to  prevent  students’  misuse  of  tools  and  other  devices/equipment  that  may  result  in  personal  injury  or  damage  to  property

25  

Comments:  

•  Support  Documentation  CAD/other  drawings,  photos,  team  organization,  meeting  minutes,  test  results,  etc.  that  support  the  main  document

25  

Comments:  

RESEARCH  PAPER    (4  Points) ▪  Correlation  between  game  and  how  the  science/technology  is  being  used  at  a  

company/industry/research  lab  in  the  team’s  state  or  region 10  

Comments:  

▪  Any  related  information  of  game  theme,  such  as  history,  famous  inventor(s),  or  major  milestones.   10  

Comments:  

▪  Creativity  in  linking  game  theme  to  appropriately  related  science  content 10   Comments:  

Score  Sheets  ▪  Proper  use  of  grammar  and  composition  throughout  paper,  citations  of  sources  used  

to  gather  information  for  paper,  stayed  within  2-­‐5  page  limit 10  

Comments:  

OVERALL  QUALITY  AND  COMPLETENESS  OF  NOTEBOOK    (11  Points) •  Submission  of  completed  Team  Demographics  Form 20   •  Organization  and  appearance  

Table  of  contents,  summary,  page  numbers,  discussion  of  evaluation  points,  linkage  to  appendices.

30  

Comments:  

•  Adherence  to  speci_ications  Standard  binder,  business  font  no  smaller  than  12  pt.,  double-­‐spaced  (single  spaced  ok  in  tables  and  outlines),    30  one-­‐sided  page  limit  for  main  section,  20  double-­‐sided  page  limit  for  appendices,  1”  margins,  required  cover  information.

30  

Comments:  

•  Quality  of  content    Well  written  descriptions,  clear  photo  labels,  lack  of  extraneous  material,  etc. 30  

           Comments:  

Total 300     ÷10 ÷  10

Final  score: 30  

Notebook  Evaluations  •  Team  Demographics  Form  (paper  form)  

•  NEEDS  to  be  the  Kirst  page  of  the  Notebook  

•  Failure  to  include  this  form  will  result  in  ineligibility  to  participate  in  the  competition  

•  Implementation  of  the  Engineering  Design  Process  

•  Research  Paper  

•  Brainstorming  Approaches  

•  Analytical  Evaluation  of  Design  Alternatives  

•  Offensive  and  Defensive  Evaluation  

•  Safety  

•  Support  Documentation  

•  Overall  Quality  and  Completeness  of  Notebook  

From Technology Education Department; Richfield School District; Richfield, WI

1.  DeKine  the  Problem  

2.  Research  the  Problem  

3.  Brainstorm  Possible  Solutions  

4.  Choose  the  Best  Solution  

5.  Build  a  Model  or  Prototype  

6.  Test  your  Solution  

7.  Communicate  your  Solution  

8.  Redesign  as  Needed  

Engineering  Design  Process  

Notebook  Sections  •  Research  Paper  

•  Description  of  how  the  current  year’s  game  theme  is  related  to  current  

technological  practices  or  scientiKic  research  (Refer  to  the  A&J  Part  I  for  

further  clariKication)  

•  2-­‐5  pages  (included  in  the  30)  

•  Needs  to  be  designated  as  a  separate  section  

Supplemental  Appendix  •  Teams  may  include  a  supplemental  appendix  

•  No  more  than  20  pages  front  and  back  (so  really  40  pages)  

•  Include  support  documentation  

•  Drawings  or  photos  

•  Organization  charts  

•  Minutes  of  team  meetings  

•  Test  results  

Supplemental  Appendix  

•  This  material  should  directly  support  the  process  

described  in  the  primary  document  and  NOT  reKlect  

activities  related  to  community  or  promotional  

efforts,  spirit  development,  or  team-­‐building  

Poor  Notebooks  •  Do  not  include  every  section  in  the  guidelines  

•  Are  not  well  organized  

•  Are  not  typed,  or  have  poor  formatting  

•  Do  not  document  the  entire  process  

•  Are  thrown  together  at  the  last  minute  

•  Are  a  result  of  too  much  focus  on  robot  performance  and  

not  enough  on  process  

Tips  For  Success  •  Assign  a  notebook  manager  

•  Include  everything  that  is  required  

•  No  less,  no  more  

•  Use  the  project  requirements  as  a  checklist  

•  Take  advantage  of  the  appendix  

•  This  is  a  great  place  for  miscellaneous  evidence  of  the  

engineering  process  not  included  in  the  main  paper  

Tips  For  Success  •  We  have  a  lot  of  notebooks  to  judge,  organization  is  key  

•  Table  of  contents  

•  Appendix  

•  Engineers  like  to  see  the  process  as  much  as  the  Kinal  result  

•  Document  all  activities  throughout  the  process  

•  If  you  thought  of  it,  document  it  

•  Use  the  notebook  as  a  working  document  

Questions?